"I still think it's cheap to sell 10,000 yuan." Ye Jin curled his lips.

What he said to Zhou Xingchi is related to the future direction of Hong Kong films. If anyone knows that in the next few years, he will shoot more comedy films, less romantic films, less kung fu films, more Cantonese films, less Mandarin films, less Mandarin films, and less can avoid a lot of losses and make a lot of money.

Therefore, if you have a long-term vision and strategic thinking, it is really a low price to sell it for 10,000 yuan.

"Master, since you think you are selling it at a low price, why do you still need to sell it?" Zhou Xingchi asked in confusion.

Ye Jin smiled slightly.

In the future, he will focus on kung fu films and action films, so those film companies are best able to listen to him, even if they go to film comedy films and romantic films.

In this way, he will naturally be left to him to occupy the free kung fu film market. This is a win-win situation, so why not do it?

...

In the next few days, a film company will be on the door again. Ye Jin will be asked to predict the box office of the movie.

Ye Jin said the same thing several times and made more than 80,000 yuan, which was considered a small fortune.

In addition to asking him to predict the box office of the movie, several film companies also wanted to invite Ye Jin to film.

Before, when "Seventy-Two Tenants" had not revealed the nature of a dark horse, Ye Jin was a big joke in the industry, so naturally no one paid attention to it.

But now, with the popularity of "Seventy-Two Tenants", Ye Jin has completely turned around. He has kung fu, fame, and good acting skills. Artists like this are naturally popular.

Several film companies such as Jiahe, Xiao, and First Pictures have all handed him olive branches.

Xiao gave him a high salary of 3,000 yuan. Regardless of whether he filmed or not in this month, his basic salary would be 3,000 yuan. If he was filming, the salary would be calculated separately. The contract would be three years.

Jiahe provided him with three movies in two years, with each movie paying 15,000 yuan. If he could not finish three movies within two years, he could also make up for the money as appropriate.

First Film Agency directly invited Ye Jin to serve as the male lead in the new film "Two Tigers Fight" and fought again with Kurata Satoshi. The pay for the film also reached HK$30,000.

Ye Jin was not in a hurry to agree to the invitation from these companies.

It is said that it is better to be a chicken than a queen of the cow. Xiao family and Jiahe gather together with heroes, with dazzling stars, and many famous, powerful and talented artists.

Ye Jin knew that he would not get too good resources when he joined the franchise at this moment, so he probably just wanted to be a supporting role. He didn't know how long he would have to wait for him to take the lead. Even if he became the male lead, he could not film according to his own thoughts and had to obey the company's arrangements.

But the company's arrangements may not be appropriate.

Just like Jackie Chan, who followed Luo Wei to work hard for so many years, filmed a series of inappropriate films such as "Flying Crossing the Mountain of Cirrus Clouds", "Sword Flowers and Misty Rain in Jiangnan", "New Jing Wumen", "Storm and Double Meteors", and was unable to become popular for a long time. Instead, after lending it to Wu Siyuan, he became famous for his first hit with a "Snake-shaped Hand" and completely became famous with a "Drunk Fist".

Jackie Chan, who tasted the sweetness of kung fu comedy, wanted to continue his fun kung fu route, but Luo Wei did not allow him to film. Even the already-filmed "One move and a half-stage" was hidden by Xue and was not allowed to be released. If Jackie Chan had not signed a contract with Jiahe later and ran out of Luo Wei, the king of kung fu would have been delayed by Luo Wei.

Ye Jin has made plans for his acting career. He is planning to cooperate with a small company first, then consider changing jobs after becoming famous, and also protect his dominance. In this way, he can ensure that he is not led by the company and affect his career.

And he and Wu Siyuan have already bet that if the box office of "Seventy-Two Tenants" exceeds HK$4 million, he will ask himself to be the male lead in the next movie.

Wu Siyuan himself is also a very talented and thoughtful filmmaker. It just happened to work with him in his starting work!

Therefore, Ye Jin did not rush to agree to those film companies in the name of taking time to consider it, but waited for Wu Siyuan to fulfill his promise.

If Wu Siyuan fulfills his promise, then the cooperation will naturally be happy. If he doesn't keep his word and breaks his word, Ye Jin can also consider cooperating with other companies.

Anyway, the box office of "Seventy-Two Tenants" has accumulated to HK$3.4 million, which is only one step away from breaking through HK$4 million.

...

Two days later, "The Hungry Tiger and the Dragon" finally fell into the painting. It was released for 17 days, with a cumulative box office of HK$2.05 million, breaking the previous record set by "The Band of the Corps".

In fact, the box office of this movie in his previous life was only 1.2 million Hong Kong dollars. The reason why it is now 800,000 Hong Kong dollars is mainly due to Ye Jin's glory.

Ye Jin's negative news and scandals with Zhao Yazhi have greatly increased the popularity of "Hungry Tiger and Mad Dragon".

When many people choose movies, they often choose the most well-known movies. Therefore, the traffic brought by Ye Jin and Zhao Yazhi greatly increased the box office of "The Hungry Tiger and the Dragon".

...

Wu Siyuan was naturally very happy that his films achieved such excellent results.

This not only made him a considerable dividend, but also further consolidated his reputation as a two million director. From then on, he could demand higher director pay and more production funds.

But to be honest, after filming two blockbuster movies, his ambition or career aspirations were also swelling. He was no longer willing to help others make movies, but wanted to start a company and make movies for himself.

Because he helps others make movies, he only earns one director's salary and one dividend, which adds up to only 200,000 Hong Kong dollars. If he starts another business, he can earn at least 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars for a movie with a box office of over 2 million Hong Kong dollars.

The box office dividend of Xiangjiang can be 890 million yuan, and the cost of selling ports in Taiwan and Nanyang can be more than one million yuan. If it can be sold to Europe, North America, South America and other places, the money earned can reach more than two million Hong Kong dollars.

Two hundred thousand vs two million, ten times the gap. Wu Siyuan is not stupid, so he can naturally tell which is more important.

...

Eighteen days after the release of "Seventy-Two Tenants", the box office officially exceeded HK$4 million.

Although Wu Siyuan was mentally prepared, he was surprised and stunned for a while when he saw that it had really exceeded 4 million Hong Kong dollars.

"He really hit it. The box office of "Seventy-Two Tenants" really exceeded HK$4 million!" Wu Siyuan said in shock.

"Director Wu, how about it? The box office of "Seventy-Two Tenants" exceeded HK$4 million." Ye Jin called him and said, "Do you need to fulfill your promise?"

"A Jin, you are amazing!" Wu Siyuan said admiringly, "Okay, I'll keep my word. Come to my house tomorrow and let's talk about the new film."

"Okay." Ye Jin nodded, "Do you have a ready-made script in your hand? Do I need to bring the script there?"

"Take it with you." Wu Siyuan thought for a while and said.

He didn't have a ready-made script, only a few ideas. He was going to discuss with Ye Jin, Yuan Heping and others to see which idea is more suitable, and then expand the idea into a script and invest in filming.

This is also the process of filming in many film companies in Xiangjiang. Start with creativity, then brainstorm, make up scripts, and then shoot. During the shooting, the scripts will be modified at any time according to the unexpected situations encountered.

Therefore, shooting of Xiangjiang movies has great flexibility and randomness.

"Okay." Ye Jin nodded.
Chapter completed!